Standing stone in Ballyquin, County Waterford

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What is recorded here

Situated in the valley of a NW-SE stream with the stream 11m to the W. This is an Old Red Sandstone conglomerate with an oval cross-section (dims. 1.7m x 0.8m; H 1.5m) oriented ENE-WSW. It has a rounded top and an overhang on the S side close to the top. Portal tomb (WA003-049----) is c. 40m to the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 January 2012

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA003-109

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